The downhill aces have arrived in Lake Louise

The World Cup in the downhill and super-G speed disciplines traditionally opens on the “Olympic Downhill” course in Lake Louise. The piste is not considered particularly difficult, and there are no jumps that require a lot of courage, such as the “Kamel-Buckel” in Val Gardena or the “Mausefalle” in Kitzbühel.

That's precisely why Lake Louise is the ideal place for the first downhill race of the season, and that's precisely why it's not easy to win on the "Olympic Downhill" because even the smallest mistake is punished mercilessly. In addition, fast skis are crucial on the long, flat finish.

Herbert Plank first downhill winner The first South Tyrolean downhill winner in Lake Louise was Herbert Plank in 1980, Peter Fill celebrated his first World Cup victory in 2008 and Dominik Paris stood at the top of the podium in 2013. A look at the time gaps shows that Lake Louise is always a very tight place: Peter Fill won with a lead of 0,08 seconds over the Swiss Carlo Janka, 21st. Marco Büchel was 0,86 seconds behind Fill.

Dominik Paris won in December 2013 with a lead of 0,03 seconds over Klaus Kröll (AUT) and 0,11 seconds over Adrien Theaux (FRA). At the premiere in 1980, when the downhill event took place in March, Herbert Plank won with the second largest lead of 0,77 seconds over Harti Weirather (AUT).

US ski legend Bode Miller holds the record lead; when he won in 2004, he was a whopping 0,97 seconds faster than second-placed Antoine Deneriaz (FRA). Last year, the Swiss Beat Feuz won ahead of Matthias Mayer (+0,09) and Aksel Lund Svindal (+0,32). Preparation at Copper Mountain The “Azzurri” speed team with Dominik Paris, Peter Fill, Christof Innerhofer, Werner Heel, Emanuele Buzzi, Mattia Casse and Matteo Marsaglia got the finishing touches for Lake Louise in the last few weeks in Copper Mountain (USA).

The first training session in Lake Louise takes place on Wednesday, the downhill race starts on Saturday at 20.15:20 p.m. CET. The Super-G follows on Sunday at XNUMX p.m. CET.

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The downhill aces have arrived in Lake Louise

The 2018/19 World Championship winter also begins for the speed men next weekend. In Lake Louise in Canada, Dominik Paris & Co. have a downhill and a Super-G on the program.

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